The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-11
VOL. BONO 81

tor. workmen. students from the
University, members of the press and
peasantry. The lid of the cot
fin was carried in front of
carriages in line. Priests, bearing holy
water, blessed every village through
which the procession passed. The cor
tege halted at every church along the
route, where prayers were offered Tor
the repose of the soul OF the deceased.
Prince Dolgorouki, representing the
Gar, met the funeral train several
miles below Moscow. A large crowd
gathered to receive the remains. The
funeral cortege entered the city at
O'Clock yesterday morning and the re-
mains were borne to tomb at Alex
isoffsky monastery for lnterrment. A
heavy rain was falling while the body
was being borne to Moscow.
A DUELIST IMPRISONED.
PARIS, Aug. S.-The GrenoDle III
bunal has sentenced NJ. Maquet, editor
of the Petit Dauphin, to two months
Imprisonment and to pay a fine of 200
francs for unfairly wounding NJ. Men
vile in duel.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
DUBLIN, Aug. S.-Lambert Il Brien-
serl's stores; Robinson's photograph
gallery, and Gerty's jewelry establish
ment, in Grafton Street, this city, were
destroyed by fire to-day. Other build
ings in the neighborhood were dam
aged. The loss is placed at $500, 600.
THE LOWEST FOR YEARS.
VIENNA, Aug. S.-The price of wheat
in the Vienna market fell to lower
point on Saturday than has been known
in twenty-three years. the metrical
centur selling at seven florins.
A LARGE WHEAT YIELD.
LONDON, Aug. S.-The wheat crop
e 10 nCffT
to 10, OOO, 900 pectotiles against
los 100000 in 1886. The Per-
sian harvest reports are satisfactory.
The crop is especially good in Bessara
bia and Podalia, but doubtful in Vol
hyuia, Minck and Moheelov, owing to
excessive rain falling in the provinces
bordering on the sea of AZof and the
river Bon, and are exceptionally fine
in Charkof and Poltava.
BOYCOTTING A RAILROAD.
DUBLIN, Aug. S.-The West Clare
Railroad has been boycotted owing to
hate of Traffic Manager Sullivan.
Placards have been posted warning
people not to patronize the railroad
until Sullivan is dismissed. Persons
who travel by this line the placardS
say will be in danger of being shot.
WHAT WILL SHE DO ABOUT IT.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Sir J. Ferguson,
Parliament Secretary of the Foreign
Office, stated in the House of Commons
to-day that England had never &C
quieSed in the presence of the French
troops in the New Hebrides. He added
that the English Government were I'M
willing to believe that the French oc-
cupation of the New Hebrides would
long continue, and declared that the
Government would in no wise consent
that the withdrawal of the French
from the New Hebrides should be post
pOned until an agreement respecting
the Capitalization of the Suez Canal
had been reached.
NO DECISION REACHED.
A prolonged sitting of the Cabinet
Council was held to-day to consider
whether or not to proclaim the Irish
National League. The meeting was
adjourned until Thursday, when a de-
cision will be given. The majority of
the members are against proclaiming
the League.
BOULANGER CONDEMNED.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-The newspapers
condemned General Boulanger's letter
to his second as an attempt to reopen a
question which everybody considered
settled. They charge that his object
in writing the letter was to keep his
name prominent before the public. 1t
is not expected that Mr.. Ferry will
make any reply.
Ferdinand TO EXPLAIN.
VIENNA, Aug. 9.-Prince Ferdinand
will go to Fernseyern, where he will
place he will deveiope his programme
and explain his reasons for acting in
opposition to Russia.
BLAINE IN IRELAND.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Mr. James e..
Blaine with his wife and daughters are
in Dublin. They left Glasgow yester-
day and crossed to Belfast proceeding
thence to Dublin, where they arrived
last evening. Mr.. Blaine intends to
spend some time in Ireland as he de-
sires quiet look around and to eX-
anime into the condition of the country.
He says his experience thus far of
European society has not reeonciled
| him to the order of things on this side
of the ocean. Among the institutions
| of Great Britain he misses the spring
and nerve characteristic of America.
HENRY V. REVERED.
| LONDON, Aug. 9.-rhe 500th ami
versary of the birth of Henry v. was
celebrated at Monmouth to-day. The
bells of st. Mary's Church, which
| Henry V. bought from France, were
| rung in honor of the day. A luncheon
was given, the Mayor presiding, sup
| ported by the Duke of Beaufort, Lord
Raglan and others. The following
| telegram was received from Windsor
1.-THE Queen is interested to hear that
you are celebrating the five hundredth
anniversary of Henry ", of Mon
mouth
(Signed.) PoNsoNBY.
| BLAINE GONE TO CORK.
DUBLIN, Aug. 9.-Mr. Blaine has
gone to Cork, whence he will return tx
Dublin.